Washable slipper.



A. HALE. WASHABLB SLIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1912.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

ARTHUR HALE, 0F ROWLANDSVILLE, MARYLAND.

WASI-IABLE SLIPIPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

Application filed April 2, 1912. Serial No. 688,084.

To all wit-0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rowlandsville, in the county of Cecil and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washable Slippers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washable slippers, and has for its object toproduce a footv covering of this nature, in which an inner sole orstiffening member may be readily inserted and withdrawn when it isdesired to wash the slipper, and also to provide a convenient means forinserting and withdrawing said stifiening member.

lVith these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel detailsof construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafterdisclosed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sec tional view of a slipper made inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the partsshown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1; Fig. i is a side elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 1,and illustrating the side opening 10; Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional viewon the line 5-5 of Fig. 4t; and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view, on areduced scale, of the invention.

1 indicates the slipper pro-per, 2 an inner sole, 3 an outer sole, a aseam or bead, which may follow around the inner circum-- ference of theslipper, and 5 an inner sole or stiffening member, adapted to givefirmness to the sole proper of the slipper.

The outer sole or wall 3 of the slipper is provided with a slit 6, nearits forward portion, and is further provided with an ex tension 7, whichextends forward through said slit and on top of the extreme forwardportion 8 of the said outer wall or solo. The said inner wall 2 andouter wall 3 of the sole proper form a pocket between them, into whichthe slit 6 constitutes an opening, and the said stiffening member 5 maybe thrust through said slit 6 into said pocket, and occupy the positionshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. When it is desired to wash the slipper, thesaid stiffening member 5 is withdrawn, and the remaining portions of theslipper being made of a suitable washable fabric, the same may be washedand suitably dried, when the said stiffening member may be reinserted,and the slipper rendered ready for use. In withdrawing and replacing thestiffening member 5, it is convenient, of course, to withdraw theextension or tongue 7 from the slit, and to reinsert the same underneaththe stiffening member when the latter is in place. In addition to theslit 6 I provide a side opening 10 into the pocket between the innerwall 2 and outer wall 3, which opening is found convenient for insertingthe fingers to guide the stiffening member 7 when inserting the latter,and it may be in some cases even used for inserting the. entirestiffening member. By providing the slit 6 at the forward portion of theslipper, as indicated, the seam or unevenness produced by said slit ispreferably thrown forward of the ball of the foot, and there:-

fore is not noticeable in wearing the slipper.

lVhat I claim is A slipper made of washable fabric provided with a solemember having inner and outer Walls forming a pocket between them; saidsole member provided with an opening into said pocket near the toeportion of said slipper, and with another opening into said pocket onits side, adapted to facilitate the ready introduction into and theremoval from said pocket of a stiffening member, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR HALE.

Witnesses:

T. A. WrrHnRsPooN, R. M. PARKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

